Wildlife trading

Reptiles Vulnerable To Exotic Pet Trade

Drugs, human trafficking and counterfeiting are some of the world’s top illegal trades. However, wildlife and animal parts are also trafficked much like illegal drugs and arms. According to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the illegal wildlife trade is the world’s fourth largest illegal trade and is valued at US$26 billion annually. Roughly one out of every five animals that walks the land or plies the skies is traded internationally.

5 January 2021
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Saving Southeast Asia’s otters

One of Southeast Asia’s main treasures is its beautiful flora and fauna. Gifted with lush forests and beautiful waters, the region is blessed with diverse wildlife. However, bit by bit, some of these natural wonders are being chipped away by the rapid modernisation that’s taken over the region. This, compounded by several other reasons have had an adverse effect on animals of different species such as the Malayan tiger and tapirs.

9 June 2018
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